As we have a tradition that the Mashiach will be born on a Tisha B’Av, we have the opportunity to consider what we may do to remedy the sins of our past in order to merit the complete redemption of the future.

Last week, the nine men and women who serve as Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States wrestled with questions of equal access, fairness and discrimination in their deliberations about the Voting Rights Act, the Defense of Marriage Act and California’s Proposition 8. This week, we commemorate July 4th, the 237th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration...